Midwest Plants
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Plant GuideJapanese falsecypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'This dwarf Chamaecyparis has a weeping habit and gold to lime green finely-textured needles.
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Plant GuideEuropean beech
Fagus sylvatica
An excellent shade tree, this European-native deciduous tree grows to 80 feet tall and 50 feet wide and features an upright, oval form and dark shiny green leaves that turn…
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Plant GuideSnow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summer is great for rock gardens and dry areas, and also works well as a container plant.
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Plant GuideGrape-leaf anemone
Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'This anemone grows 24 to 32 inches tall with single, light violet-pink flowers.
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Plant Guide‘Margarete’ Japanese anemone
Anemone × hybrida 'Margarete'This beautiful, medium pink, semi-double-flowered anemone has exceptionally large blooms from mid- to late-September through October on stems 28 to 32 inches tall.
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Plant Guide‘Richard Aherns’ Japanese anemone
Anemone × hybrida 'Richard Ahrens'This beautiful, vigorous, pale pink, semi-double-flowering anemone starts blooming in early July into September on 28- to 36-inch stems.
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Plant Guide‘Konigin Charlotte’ Japanese anemone
Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'This beautiful, pale pink, semi-double-flowered anemone with notched petals grows to 4 feet tall and blooms from September to October.
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Plant GuideShrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosaShrubby cinquefoil is a bushy deciduous shrub growing to 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide that has been bred to include a multitude of cultivars that bear flowers in a…
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Plant GuideSummer Wine ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'Many gardeners know ninebark as an undistinguished shrub with ordinary green leaves, white flowers, and fall fruit.
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Plant GuideDaphne × burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
Daphne × burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'
This celebrated hybrid is notable for its green leaves with golden-yellow margins that fade to cream.
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